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Bassett said the project comes with its own issues, including getting federal funding, finding an appropriate location and getting enough support from the community.

“There are also communities that might not support it because they see a better use for the property other than becoming a state veterans cemetery,” Bassett said.

One of the sites being considered is a plot on Cumberland Head owned by the McDonough family, but veteran Robert St. Maur said it's not an ideal location.

“It’s not central,” said Maur, a Vietnam veteran. “That the people from Franklin County, up by the Canadian border, it’s another distance issue, and it’s not equitable to the vets up there.”

Other possible locations for the cemetery include Camp Gabriels and the old Air Force base in Plattsburgh.

No matter where the cemetery ends up, Bassett said he wants to see it in the North Country.

“As you drive about the Adirondacks there are just some absolutely beautiful settings with the rolling hills and the mountains in the background and whatnot where we could have a final resting place for our veterans,” Bassett said.